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Last Minute Easter Ideas!

Here are some easy and fun ideas you can make for Easter at the last minute! And it’s really the last minute today, isn’t it?! Just click on the title below each photo to go to the blog post with directions!

Three Fun Little Easter Baskets To Make

This has always been a popular post because these little baskets are so easy to make! Just use a square piece of cardstock or designer series paper. You can see one is cardstock with stamping, one is just designer series paper, and one is cardstock with designer paper layers decorating it. Everyone needs an Easter basket, even a little one! Use them for party favors/decorations at your Easter dinner table.

Diorama Excellent Eggs Easter Card

This is a cute Easter card, but it could also be a home decor item, sitting out on a table! It’s easier to make than you would think. It is two layers of cardstock with the center cut out of the top layer and a little scene of any kind made in the background. The sides are scored and folded, then adhered so the card will stand up and you can see inside…..kind of like those old-fashioned sugar eggs with a hole to peek inside! Did you have one? I did and still have it!

Triangle Box Easter Bunny Treat

If you have followed me for quite awhile you may know that I like to make these triangle boxes for treats or small gifts. They are easy to make and you can make them smaller or larger. This one is cute for Easter! Diagram and directions in my blog post.If you have followed me for quite awhile you may know that I like to make these triangle boxes for treats or small gifts. They are easy to make and you can make them smaller or larger. This one is cute for Easter! Diagram and directions in my blog post.

And if you still need more ideas or ideas for Easter cards, just go to the side (or bottom if you’re on your phone) and find the Category box. Type in Easter and lots of Easter posts, new and old, should come up!

Happy Easter!!

My favorite chocolate Easter Bunny joke! Do you bite the ears off first or the tail?

Easter Joy Candy Treat With Bunny

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It’s time to make some candy treats for Easter, like this Easter Joy Candy Treat With Bunny. This is an easy little treat to make, and you can change it up for any occasion or celebration. For Easter, you can’t make a project any easier than to use the Easter Joy Specialty Designer Series Paper! Not every paper pattern is exclusively for Easter, but some are. Even the ones that are not “Easter” are just so pretty with bright colors with a bit of a shiny look to the paper. You can use this paper even after Easter.

To make this little treat box, start with a piece of cardstock 5 1/2″ x 7″. Once you know how to make it, I’m sure you could modify the size. Putting the 7″ top of the paper at the top of the Paper Trimmer or Scoring Tool, score at 3″, turn and score at 3″ on the other side. Or you could say, score at 3″ and 4″, giving you a 1″ space in the center for the box that will hold the candy. Turn the paper to the 5 1/2″ side and score at 1″ on both sides in the same way. Crease and fold on all the score lines. From the top and from the bottom, cut on the 1″ score lines up to the center 3″ score lines. This will make the flaps that will form the candy box inside.

In the photo above, you can see how those side flaps fold inward and make the little inside box to hold the candy. I adhered the flaps together to make the box, being careful where one side was shorter than the other, not to get glue past where it will be exposed. OR you can glue these flaps to the front and back sides of the treat box. I did it the way I did it, but realized I could have done it the other way, too. You will see when you assemble it!

Then decorate the front at least, maybe the back, too, if you like. I added a piece of the Easter Joy DSP with tulips and daffodils. The sides are 3 1/2″ wide x 3″ tall, so I cut the DSP at 3 1/4″ x 2 3/4″. The bunny is stamped with Memento ink on Basic White using the Easter Basket Stamp Set. The carrot is also stamped and colored with Watercolor Pencils (simply because my husband was in the way of my Stampin’ Blends!). I cut it out and had the bunny hold it in his paws!

At the top, I punched a small hole through both the front and back and ran a ribbon through. It’s the Garden Green 1/8″ Chevron Ribbon. Instead of tying it in a bow right there, I left the ends loose, and tied another piece of ribbon around in a box to hold those loose ends. I don’t very often think about doing ribbon like this, but I think it is a cute way to do it. Before you tie it up, though, remember to put your candy treat inside! Or a small gift! Have fun making your treat box!

Easy-To-Make Paper Easter Baskets

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These Easy-to-Make Paper Easter Baskets are not new ideas, but with new paper and stamps, it’s always fun to make new baskets for Easter! Nothing could be easier to make than these little baskets which will hold some “grass” and candy treats! They can be made larger or smaller depending on what you need. Just start with a square piece of paper!

This is a 6″ x 6″ square of Fresh Freesia cardstock. You can use designer series paper as well, as I did on the other basket. The cardstock is scored at 2″ and 4″, then turned and scored at 2″ and 4″ so it looks like a tic-tac-toe board. Fold and crease all the score lines. Cut vertically on the bottom score lines up to the first horizontal score line, then from the top down the same way. This makes the center sections, top and bottom, cut so that everything can be folded to make the basket. If you want to, round the corners with a corner rounder punch or just with your scissors. Also, cut a handle to match about 8″ or 8 1/2″ long and about 1/2″ or 3/4″ wide.

You can use the cardstock or designer paper as is after it is scored and creased, or you can use cardstock for the base of the basket and add designer series paper (or stamped images) to the sides to decorate. For this piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock, cut at 6″ x 6″, each square is 2″ x 2″, so to decorate, the designer paper is cut at 1 7/8″ x 1 7/8″ and glued on the four corners. The paper I used is the Lovely & Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper. This paper has gorgeous, large flowers primarily on the pages with gold foil accents, but I also loved this paper with the very small flowers. I think it is perfect for an Easter basket!

Fold the sides in to form the basket. Be careful where you apply adhesive (I preferred the Multipurpose Liquid Glue for those seconds when you can move the pieces into place, but you can use Stampin’ Seal if you like) so that you don’t get glue where it will show or be exposed. If you think ahead, try to insert the handle ends between the flaps on each side. If you forget, it is okay; it won’t be noticeable once you put the treats inside.

Decorate the basket however you like. I stamped bunnies from the Easter Basket Stamp Set and cut them out with dies in the Easter Basket Dies. They are colored or shaded with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. For the background behind the bunnies, I diecut circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies on one, and the Spotlight on Nature on the other basket. I stopped there to keep it simple, but you could stamp and diecut other Easter images with the Easter Basket Stamp Set to go with the bunny, cut out carrots, flowers, or eggs from the Easter Joy Designer Series Paper. You could also add a ribbon and bow to the handle. Do whatever you like! Put some Easter grass or paper “shred” in the basket or even make your own by cutting up cardstock into very thin strips, crimping with a crimper or crushing in your hands.

You can also make the basket just out of designer series paper, as I did with this basket. These gold foil flowers are the other side of the Fresh Freesia print flowers on the first basket. The basket is usually a little stronger made with cardstock, but you can use either. These baskets are cute for little gifts, party favors, or maybe table decorations at each place setting at your Easter dinner. Change the decoration and make these baskets for any occasion for little treat or gift holders.

Here is a link to other baskets I have made and posted on my blog in other years. They are still favorites! And a couple of baskets from last year! These are all fun to make and go together quickly, especially after you make the first one and see how they go together. You can even just make one or more for your own home decor! Bet you can’t make just one!

Celebrate Valentine’s Day 2026!

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Here are a few past Valentine’s Day ideas that you can use, just in case you are a little behind!

Valentine Candy Bars

This has always been one of my favorite things to do for any holiday! Decorate a candy bar! A full-size chocolate bar is the best, but you can probably do smaller ones if that is what you have.

Valentine Jar

Now any of us can do something like this with an empty jar or maybe a votive holder on a smaller scale!

Valentine Candy Holders

These candy holders are great for any holiday and have been around a long time! Easy to make fold-over cardstock and decorated holders for those yummy chocolate squares!

Simple Valentine Banner Gift

Find some pieces of cardboard of whatever size you like and decorate for Valentine’s Day, almost like a card, but adhere them to ribbon with strong adhesive to make a little hanging decoration for the home.

Valentine Candy Holder Mailbox

Here’s a fun little candy holder for Valentine’s Day! What’s more perfect for Valentine’s Day than a little mailbox, especially if it has chocolate candy in it! Just click on the title above to go to the original post for the measurements and directions.

I hope these ideas give you a little inspiration for something fun to make for your Valentine!

Happy Valentine’s Day to You!

Valentine’s Day Candy Treat Box

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This Valentine’s Day Candy Treat Box is rather quick and easy to make, and the recipient will surely be happy with the chocolate treat inside! You will almost think these measurements are too small, but they turn out to be perfect for holding four Ghirardelli square chocolates! You could modify the measurements if you had different candy you wanted to gift to someone or use as a party favor. Something like this would be a nice table decoration placed at each person’s place setting at a dinner or luncheon.

I used cardstock for a little sturdiness and then decorated with designer series paper. You could probably use designer paper only. My sample is made with Real Red cardstock, cut at 8″ x 2″. Score at 3 1/2″ and 4 1/2″. When you crease and fold on those lines you can see what is the space created to hold the candy.

For the little “box” inside, it’s very easy and not really a box. Cut two pieces of cardstock at 2″ x 1″ Score at 1/2″ from each side edge. Crease and fold those little pieces and see how they will be adhered to the inside sides of the first piece you created. In other words, these two little pieces will make the sides of the treat box. It’s easy when you are seeing it and doing it.

If you want to, you can cut the top corners of the treat box off at an angle as I did, or use a corner rounder punch of some kind, or just leave it as is. Punch a hole or two holes in the top for a rib 1/8″ bon to hold it closed.

I decorated my Valentine treat box with some Valentine paper, the Made WIth Love Designer Series Paper. The heart is from the Love Notes 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper as is the greeting. I just trimmed around the heart image from the paper, placed it on a piece of Real Red and cut around that for a layer. The heart is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting was trimmed down as small as possible so it would fit at the bottom of the treat box. I used the narrow Bubble Bath 1/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon to tie my box closed. This narrow ribbon is great for small things like this!

Have fun making one of these treat boxes! It would be great for any other occasion, too! Just decorate differently!

Envelope Valentine Treat Bag

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Maybe you don’t know how this Envelope Valentine Treat Bag was made unless you have been around Stampin’ Up! a very long time like me! It was one of those creative ideas I learned when I first joined Stampin’ Up! or maybe when I first started stamping. There were many ideas I saw like this that just amazed me with the creativity!

Here is my original treat bag which is probably over twenty years old! I don’t remember if I made this one or if my upline made it and gave it to me for a sample. Anyway, I have saved it all these years.

This little treat bag is made with a Stampin’ Up! Medium Envelope! These are the best envelopes. You should have a couple of packages. I can identify a Stampin’ Up! envelope in my hand if I get one in the mail! They have a nice smooth feel to them.

Here is how to make this easy treat bag with a Stampin’ Up! envelope. Begin by sealing the envelope. Turn it so the envelope flap is vertical, not the usual horizontal. You could freehand making the handle, but I cut a piece of computer paper the same size as the envelope for a pattern. That way, I could fold it in half, as if you were cutting out a heart, so it would be symmetrical. I had measured up about 2 1/2″ up from the bottom on both sides and 1/2″ from the fold at the top so the handle would be about 1″ wide. I cut a curved line from the side to the top to make the pattern for the handle as you can see in the photo below. Then I used the pattern to cut the envelope. Remember, you hold the envelope on its side, so it’s long from top to bottom, not the usual horizontal position.

Once you have the envelope cut like the pattern and like the sample, decorate it however you like! I used two different patterns of the Love Notes 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to decorate the front of the treat bag. First, I cut a piece with the hearts at 4 3/8″ x 2″ to put across the front. Then I decided I would like a little border top and bottom using another paper with stripes. These two were each 3/4″ wide x 4 3/8″. I glued the top one a little higher than the top of the “bag” portion to cover up the curve going to the handle, then, after adhering, trimmed off the excess following the curve of the bag.

The greeting on the front is one of the cut-apart images in the Love Notes DSP. I cut it smaller than it is on the sheet so it would fit better. It is 2 5/8″ x 2 1/8″. Then I layered it on a piece of Real Red cardstock 2 7/8″ x 2 3/8″. To decorate the handle, I stamped Real Red hearts with the hearts in the Endless Love Stamp Set. And finally, I tied a bow around the handle before putting candy inside. I used the Real Red 1/2″ Shiny Ribbon. Just add candy when you are ready!!

You have to try making one of these envelope treat bags for any occasion! It’s really fun and easy!

Christmas Eve Last Minute Ideas

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Here’s an idea that’s been around a long time! Buy one of those giant chocolate bars and print out this poem!

Need a gift bag? Decorate to look like a snowman! Don’t have a white bag? Make this design or similar on a piece of white cardstock and stick it on the front of a bag!

One of my favorite votives of all time! I think it was the black and white gingham paper with the greenery and red berries. Dress up any votive holder or little jar you have and decorate however you like. Put a tea light inside. Of if it is a jar, fill it with candies or little cookies for a gift!

Here’s an oldie, but wow! Still just as cute eleven years later, if I do say so! Just cover a chocolate candy bar with designer paper or in this case, cardstock, and decorate or stamp or print a holiday greeting. Who wouldn’t enjoy a cute candy bar for Christmas? It’s a good stocking stuffer!

Joy of Christmas Gift Card Holder Inside

And of course, gift card holders are always great at the last minute. Or put in cash! Or write an IOU for that gift that didn’t arrive yet! Here’s the link with directions. And there are two styles on that post!

Have a Merry Christmas Eve!!

Last-Minute Thanksgiving Ideas

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Make Place Cards For Thanksgiving Dinner

I used to love to make placecards, even just for regular family dinners with the grandparents! Sometimes my grandma had little seasonal stickers I could just stick on a folded paper with a name! Here are some easy ideas for your Thanksgiving table!

Turkey Sour Cream Treat Holder Side View

Turkey Sour Cream Treat Holder For Thanksgiving

This “sour cream container” turkey is easy to make and this treat idea is great for many occasions! Just make the easy container and cut out some tail feathers by hand or use a leaf punch or whatever you have!

Ribbon Turkey For Thanksgiving

Punch out a couple of circles and adhere various ribbons to the back for tail feathers! Add a backing to cover up the ribbons on the back. Super easy and something different.

Thanksgiving Punch Art Turkey Candy Bar Wrapper

I love decorating candy bars, big and little, for any occasion! Cover the candy bar with designer series paper or cardstock and add a punch art turkey or Thanksgiving image and greeting.

Top Note Thanksgiving Cello Bag Treat

All you need is a little bag and a topper of any kind to decorate a little treat bag with candy or maybe a fancy cookie or other treat! Add a little Thanksgiving-type decoration or greeting and you’ve got a nice dinner favor or small hostess gift.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

More Halloween Treat Boxes

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I’m going to show you the last of my Halloween Treat Boxes I have made for the trick-or-treaters this year! Hopefully we will get a decent number of kids, but we don’t get as many as we had years ago.

These darling character boxes you see in the top photo I found online at www.stampingamore.com. This lady has made quite a few of these style boxes for different seasons and every one is cute! She has videos so you can watch and make at the same time.These boxes are super easy to make and then you just make whatever face or design you like on the front.

The first one I made, watching the video, was Dracula, the purple box. It turned out so cute I wanted to make more. The next one of hers that I copied is the black cat with a witch’s hat. I think I added some extra glimmer stars that I punched out. I did pull out some retired punches for all of these projects.

Next I made the green Frankenstein box. It is her design but by then I could whip up a box pretty easily and I’ve made lots of Frankenstein boxes and cards through the years.

By then I was ready to strike out on my own with the pumpkin box. I copied a face I saw on Pinterest but I think it was an ad and didn’t give a name. I wanted something to make it look more like a pumpkin so I simply cut a piece of cardstock in a curve and then sponged on Pumpkin Pie ink along that curve to give the pumpkin it’s curves! I dug out a retired stamp set with leaves the sizes wanted and stamped and fussy-cut some fall leaves in various colors of green and orange. The stem of the pumpkin is just a piece of Pecan Pie cardstock I cut by hand, with no thought! I tied a bow with some orange and black baker’s twine. I really liked my pumpkin treat box!

I also wanted to make a ghost. I just drew the ghost freehand because a ghost can look like almost any shape! The box is black but I sponged on some white kraft ink to look spooky. I also edged the ghost with a Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend marker. To make the ghost even cuter, I die cut the letters for “Boo” in the Alphabet A La Mode Dies.

Here are all the treat boxes with cello bags of candy!

At the last minute I found some Square Pillow Boxes in my stash so I thought why not decorate those and fill with candy for Halloween! I pulled out my retired Cat Punch and also used the Spooky Sweet Designer Series Paper.

I wanted this pillow boxes to be quick and easy so I just sponged on some Gorgeous Grape ink only on the front and on the top flap. I cut some circles in the Stylish Shapes Dies for backgrounds. And for embellishment, I added some little black adhesive stars that I had from “somewhere”, maybe a Paper Pumpkin Kit, and the fun Shimmer Foam Star Stickers and some rhinestones and sequins for a collar on the black cats.

And finally, one more Book Treat Box treat! This one has a stamped character from the Spooky Halloween Stamp Set, colored with Stampin’ Blends. It was so fun decorating these Book Treat Boxes!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Mini Silver Gable Box

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This Halloween Mini Silver Gable Box is a mix of old and new! When you look in your stash, you never know what you might find! I found this package of Mini Silver Gable Boxes and I thought they would make good Halloween treat boxes with the proper decoration. Whether or not you have these exact gable boxes, this shows you how you can transform any small box into a Halloween treat box!

I don’t remember when we had these silver gable boxes. When I first joined Stampin’ Up! there were large gable boxes. My first customer bought some and tried stamping on them, but with the coating on the outside the ink would never dry! It’s better to wrap paper around them!

This was super simple to decorate! I looked in my Spooky Sweet Designer Series Paper and saw that this pattern with all the little candies, my favorite pattern in this package, would do with the silver box! I cut two pieces of that paper (out of scraps) to fit around the box and adhered it with Stampin’ Seal. The little Halloween guy is stamped with the Spooky Halloween Stamp Set in Memento ink, colored with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers, and fussy-cut. He is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals on the front of the gable box.

The greeting is stamped from the same Spooky Halloween Stamp Set and cut apart in two strips in order to fit on the box. I used another piece of designer paper in the package for the layer for the greeting. Because I had the small star punch in the A Little Cheer Mini Punch Pack right there on my table, I punched out five stars from the Three Color Glimmer Paper (retired). You could use something else, like gold foil. They are adhered to the box lid and the front panel. With the retired Gingham ribbon, I tied a little bow on the box handle. Cute little box for the trick-or-treaters or just a little Halloween treat for someone in your family, a neighbor, or a friend.

Check your older stash once in a while and see what you have that you can use!

Mini Halloween Treats

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If you want to make some quick and easy Mini Halloween Treats, these are the ones you should make! I’ve made them in the past, but as I was cutting the paper I was thinking that these were going to be too small. However, they are not too small! Does anyone else think the Halloween candy this year is very small? Even if it is, it fits in this little treat holder and so would a slightly larger piece of candy.

Cut the cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. Score at 2 1/4″ and 3 1/4″. Crease and fold. Decorate the front panel. A piece of designer series paper would be 2 1/2″ x 2″. For these two treats, I used the Spooky Sweet Specialty Designer Series Paper.

On the Granny Apple Green cardstock treat, I added a stamped character in the Spooky Halloween Stamp Set that is colored with Stampin’ Blend Markers. Those colors kind of hurt your eyes! For a small greeting, I found “Happy Halloween” in the Greetings For All Ephemera Pack. I cut the words apart to fit better on the treat, although I see the “Happy” is obscured in the photos by the Darling Duckling ribbon!

The Pumpkin Pie treat has “the other side” of one of the papers and then the diecut witch’s cauldron and potion in the package of designer series paper is adhered to the front. I simply wrote”Boo!” on a little scrap banner and added that plus two Shimmer Foam Star Stickers. Who knew the Mossy Meadow & Gold Ribbon would be perfect for Halloween?

Put the candy inside (maybe using a bit of adhesive or glue dot to hold it in place) and punch a hole in the top. Tie shut with ribbon. Or perhaps you would want to staple the treat shut.

You can make these as cute and fancy as you like, depending on who you will be giving them to. Or just keep them super simple because a child is probably just going to rip it open to get the candy! You can vary the measurements if you want a larger treat holder to fit a larger candy. Just have fun with it because it is fun to make these cute little treat holders!

Halloween Spooky Book Treat Box

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I’ve spent a lot of time looking for ideas for Halloween treat box ideas, and at some point I was reminded of the Book Treat Boxes that Stampin’ Up! came out with last year. They weren’t retired and now you will find them in the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives. I still had a few left in the package so I decided to try my hand at decorating them for Halloween treat boxes. This Halloween Spooky Book Treat Box is really easy to make! The boxes come already scored so all you have to do is fold and crease. They even come with adhesive on them where you need it to assemble the box inside and the book cover that surrounds the box.

To decorate these boxes, I used the Spooky Sweet Specialty Designer Series Paper. You can just put some simple effort into decorating these boxes or you can do a lot extra, like covering every surface that shows with paper, adding extra embellishments, styling the inside of the box in different ways. It’s all up to you and the occasion.

After folding all the score lines on the two pieces of the Book Treat Box, I adhered pieces of the “generic” sides of a couple of the Halloween papers….for the cover, the book spine, the back side and the three sides that show of the box. The cover and back of the cover is 3″ x 4″. You can trim the little rounded corners with a scissors. The spine of the cover is 1″ x 4″. Don’t adhere the paper to the front of the cover until you think about the closure. The box that goes inside is easy to assemble and has adhesive. You can adhere the designer paper before you assemble it or after or even after you adhere it to the cover. The box is adhered to the back inside cover and adhesive is already provided there. Take your time centering the box exactly how you want it. The sides measure 1″ x about 3 3/8″ and 1″ x 2 3/4″ if you want to cover them.

The only “tricky” part if figuring out how to keep the box closed after you decorate it. I forgot that part on the first box I made for Halloween! There are different ways you can do it. You can wrap a ribbon around, but it might disturb your design on the front. But you can slip the ribbon underneath the paper and tie the closure shut. Or you can pop up the cover with Dimensionals so there is space underneath your cover design to slip the closure tab underneath. Or you can put something popped up on the cover, like a layered circle or something and tuck the tab underneath that.

For this box on the top there is a generic paper covering the cover. Then I trimmed down one of the front porch scenes from the Spooky Halloween paper to layer on a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock. This whole piece is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals so that I could slide the tab of the closure underneath it. Just mind where you put the Dimensionals so they don’t interfere with the tab fitting underneath and not catching on the sticky Dimensional.

To embellish a little bit, I stamped the word “Spooky” from the Spooky Halloween Stamp Set and trimmed it down. I took my Timid Tiger Stampin’ Blend marker that was on my table and just ran the side of it along the edge of the greeting to make it stand out a little bit. That word is popped up on Dimensionals. I also added three purple Shimmer Star Foam Stickers to the scene.

Inside the box, you can add a piece of designer paper or cardstock if you like. And for Halloween you might even like to add a surprise, once the person takes out or eats the candy! You could draw a ghost, cut it out, and adhere it inside, or for this box, I added the diecut image from the designer paper of the hippo. Just add the Halloween candy to the box, secure the closure, and you have a cute little Halloween treat box to give out!

Halloween Triangle Boxes

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I have made many, many of these triangle boxes of various sizes through the years. They are so easy and can be made for any occasions! So here are a couple of Halloween Triangle Boxes you can try! Just remember to put candy inside before you tie the ribbon!

These are made with a piece of paper cut 4″ x 8″. You can make the size bigger or even smaller. Score in half at 4″. Make a mark at each end at the half spot which on these boxes would be 2″ on the 4″ end. The scoring will look complicated, but it will not be. The box is scored from the 2″ mark on the end to the 4″ center score line. Therefore, you will be scoring at an angle on each side, from the halfway end mark to the center score line.

Check out the sample below where you can clearly see the score lines and creases. As you go along, you will gather the two end folds together and punch a hole through both sides on each end. I used my retired Crop-A-Dile to punch the holes but you can use any hole punch you have.

After all the scoring, fold and crease each score line and punch the holes, unless you want to just glue the sides together after putting the treat or gift inside.

Decorate your triangle box however you like! You can tie the ribbon to close the box and then decorate, but depending on what you are doing, it may be easier to decorate the front while it is flat and then close it up.

I used the Spooky Sweet Specialty Designer Series Paper for the one box. The candy paper forms the triangle box and then the figure on the front is cut out from another paper in the package. I simply punched a 2″ circle for behind the figure to help it stand out against the busy background of the box. I used part of a greeting in the Spooky Halloween Stamp Set and trimmed it down to be narrow with a banner end and popped it up on Mini Dimensionals. The box is tied with the Timid Tiger 3/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon.

The second box is made with Gorgeous Grape cardstock. Using cardstock makes the box a little sturdier. I decorated it with some Halloween diecuts that are included in the Spooky Sweet Specialty Designer Series paper. The box is tied with the Darling Duckling Faux Linen Ribbon, one of the new In Colors. Instead of a greeting, I added several of the Shimmer Star Foam Stickers

There are SO many possibilities with making these triangle boxes. Here is one blog post with last year’s Halloween triangle box. And another Halloween triangle treat box from the year before.

Try one of these Halloween Triangle Boxes for a few small pieces of candy or a small gift!

Sweet & Spooky Kit Treat Boxes

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If you are a Halloween lover as I am, you will want to get this Sweet & Spooky Kit in the Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection. Get a head start on Halloween! I only put together three of the treat boxes for the sake of storage at the moment, but I’m going to make all the tags to put on the boxes and then they will be almost ready to go at Halloween! Any of these, especially the one that looks like a haunted house, would make a cute Halloween decoration in your home!

The treat boxes are all easy to make! Sticky strip adhesive is even included. The boxes are all scored so all you have to do is crease on all the folds, maybe run a Bone Folder or something across the creases just to make them folded crisply, then adhere the sides and bottom. The directions show you exactly where to put the adhesive tape. The fun part is making the tags and the directions show which pieces you need and where to put adhesive. Just clip on to the box with the cute orange paper clips and the black & white twine tied through the tag.

In your kit, you will find the package with directions and all the supplies you need.

All the supplies are included in the kit in one package! In this kit you even get some star gems to embellish the treat boxes and tags.

Here are two of the finished treat boxes. You can always use the kit supplies however you like. If you wanted to, you could mix up the tag pieces and make your own creations.

Here is the third treat box with its cute “hey Boo” tag and a bat! These boxes hold plenty of candy, too! They are not small little treat boxes! I found this Sweet & Spooky Kit to be very cute and easy to put together! If you like Halloween, I say get this kit, maybe two kits!

Here are the Kit details:
– Makes 15 treat boxes: 5 each of 3 designs
– Colors: Basic Black, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, iridescent, Pumpkin Pie

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– Printed and iridescent-foil precut pieces
– Paper clips
– Pressed wood picks
– Baker’s twine
– Adhesive-backed holographic stars
– Adhesive

You can even watch a video of Sara Douglass putting the kit together if you aren’t sure about something.

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Try This July 4th Treat Pouch!

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This July 4th Treat Pouch is a project from several years ago, but you could make it easily right away for a little treat for your 4th of July picnic, barbeque, or fireworks gathering. Use designer series paper which is a little easier to fold if you have some in appropriate colors. If not, you can use red, white, and blue cardstock! Or just use white if that’s what you have and do some patriotic stamping. Stars are ALWAYS good for an occasion like this so you can always add stars of any kind.

Use a sheet of 6″ x 6″ designer series paper for each pouch. This 6″ x 6″ size makes a pretty small pouch, so if you want to put very much candy inside, you might want to use a 9″ x 9″ piece of designer paper or even cardstock. (It’s a good way to use up some of your retired designer paper if you are hoarding it for a special occasion!!) You could even make a big one at 12″ x 12″!

Fold the square paper in half to form a triangle. Place the base of the triangle at the bottom, and fold down the top point to just about 1″ from the bottom edge. Then fold down the front layer of the point just as a guide. Take the point on the right side and fold it over to the left side, but not all the way, so that it will fit underneath that point you folded down from the top. Later you will fold that point down to stay, but for now, just make sure folding that point from the right will fit under it. Then take the point on the left side and fold it over toward the right side. Now fold the front piece of that point at the top down. Tack it down with a little Stampin’ Seal or Glue Dot. Stick your hand inside to just poof it out a bit and it feels like everything locks in place when you do that!

For the candy, I always love decorating chocolate nuggets with designer paper. It just takes a 1″ x 3″ (or 3 1/4″) strip to wrap around the candy. Be sure not to get adhesive on the candy itself!! Or use any candy of your choosing that will fit inside the pouch. Maybe a cookie will be perfect!

I hope you have a fabulous 4th of July planned to celebrate the birth of our country. We will go see fireworks that are close to home with friends. I’d love to see the gigantic fireworks display the city puts on, but I like getting home in ten minutes instead of sitting in traffic for who knows how long!

Growing up, my family and lots of the neighbors would take turns shooting off some fireworks in our driveways, but that’s not considered safe any more (and wasn’t then either, but my dad always had the garden hose and a bucket of water ready just in case). I have so many memories of my brother and I hitting some wooden thing with a cap or two or three inside on the concrete of the carport and the “bang” would kind of echo a bit. The first firework to get set off each year was something that a little parachute would fall out of, always landing on the roof of course! I loved the little colored balls we would throw down on the ground that would pop! Sometimes our grandparents would bring over a bag of fireworks to add to what my dad bought! What a thrill for little kids back then! When a shopping center did a big fireworks display my girlfriend across the street and I would stand at the top of our street on a hill and watch them.

Whatever your plans, be safe, have fun, and be thankful we are celebrating our country’s birthday!

HAPPY 4th of JULY!

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